Nikon D300 - How strong the body is?

[Soto]

Hello guys...

Sorry if this is not the right thread for this section...

I was shooting today with my Nikon D300 and something bad happened. I placed the camera in a seat (1' from the floor) and when I pick up the camera the strap got stock in the seat. The camera fell from my hands and went straight to the floor... hitting the floor like 3 times. I got very frustrated from a small scratch at the corner of the body. Now you can see a small piece of the magnesium body below the black paint... How strong is the Nikon D300?.. After that I tested the camera and everything seems to be OK... but I keep thinking about it and I get anxious. Should I send the camera to Nikon?... Should I worry about this?

Thanks

 

[Sw1tchFX]

You're fine, it's designed to take abuse.

I dropped my 80-200 f/2.8 on asphalt yesterday from 6 feet up and it's ok, aside from a broken lens hood.

 

[Trenton Romulox]

The body is magnesium (I think), you're fine. Don't worry.

 

[SpeedTrap]

The damage should be cosmetic only, the D300 can take quire a bit of abuse

 

[Soto]

You're fine, it's designed to take abuse.

I dropped my 80-200 f/2.8 on asphalt yesterday from 6 feet up and it's ok, aside from a broken lens hood.

WOW... that's high.

Thanks guys... this makes me feel a lot better.

 

[Antithesis]

Magnesium alloy... your probably fine.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

WOW... that's high.

Thanks guys... this makes me feel a lot better.

I was lucky.

 

[ScottS]

Magnesium alloy... your probably fine.

WOA!!! Sexy!!! :lmao:

 

[Soto]

I know it has a Magnesium body but I was thinking that the impact could affect in samething in the inside...

 

[Soto]

I was lucky.

Did it fall into the concrete?...

 

[Garbz]

It can affect all sorts of mechanical things inside. Well... Both mechanical things inside.

If the AF motor still works on AF-D lenses, the mirror still flips, and the shutter still works without miss-exposure then you'll be fine fine.

 

[Soto]

It can affect all sorts of mechanical things inside. Well... Both mechanical things inside.

If the AF motor still works on AF-D lenses, the mirror still flips, and the shutter still works without miss-exposure then you'll be fine fine.

Yes... everything is working fine

I guess I don't have nothing to worry about!!!

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Did it fall into the concrete?...

pavement...

 

[Soto]

pavement...

Oh... Now I see you already said it

sorry!!!

You are very lucky.. wow

 

[PNA]

Back when Nikon was making the F1, a photographer accidentally dropped one from a plane. He was able to recovered the camera and it worked fine....